Man Gets 45 Years For Shooting Death Of Rapper In South Shore
A man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for the shooting death of Chicago rapper Leonard "L'A Capone" Anderson outside a South Side recording studio in 2013.
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A man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for the shooting death of Chicago rapper Leonard "L'A Capone" Anderson outside a South Side recording studio in 2013.
Bond was set at $1 million Friday for a 56-year-old woman charged with killing a 1-month-old boy last week in Englewood.
Devontay Murray, 19, faces counts of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder for the July 25 attack near his home in the 6600 block of South Michigan, according to Chicago Police.
Willa Wickerson, of the 6700 block of South Parnell Avenue was charged with a felony count of first degree murder, Chicago Police said Friday.
A surviving juror says she now believes Chester Weger did not kill three women in 1961. WBBM's Steve Miller reports.
The little boy on the video kept repeating four heartbreaking words: "My daddy got shot."
Federal prosecutors charged Bibbs 15 months ago with helping Schaefer and Mack plan the murder of von Wiese-Mack, who was Mack's mother.
A man has been charged with gunning down another in a Logan Square neighborhood slaying earlier this year on the Northwest Side.
Associate Judge Stuart Paul Katz cited the girl's age at the time of the murder, 13, as well as her good grades, when denying the prosecution's motion for an extended juvenile jurisdiction, which would make the minor subject to an adult sentence if she failed to complete her juvenile sentence satisfactorily.
One month into the federal racketeering trial of the Hobos "super gang," there was a delay in testimony because Gregory "Bowlegs" Chester needed to see a doctor — to check his body for contraband.
The man with the nickname "Bowlegs" slowly walked to the witness stand, faced a federal judge and raised his right hand.
Abimbola Sheleru and a friend were leaving a party at Bombay Hall in the West Ridge neighborhood early in the morning of Nov. 20 when a man jumped out of a car and shot him multiple times.
A cousin of alleged Hobos leader Gregory "Bowlegs" Chester took the witness stand Tuesday as Chester and five other allegedly high-ranking gang members set out to defend themselves in a federal racketeering trial that has already lasted 12 weeks.
The trial still isn't over, but U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp Jr. has said he is determined to end it by Christmas.
Byron Johnson was jailed without bond Monday on one count of first-degree murder, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County sheriff's office.
Rashad Williams was taken into custody Sunday night in Chicago Heights, three days after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Harvey police said Rashad Williams is known to carry at least two guns at a time, and should be considered armed and extremely dangerous.
Derrick Kees is a former El Rukn enforcer who took orders back in the 1980s from the gang's onetime leader, Jeff Fort.
A west suburban man has been sentenced to 48 years in prison for beating his his ex-girlfriend to death more than two years ago in Aurora.
A man already serving a year in federal prison for dealing cocaine will serve an additional two months in jail for refusing to testify against Chicago's so-called "super gang," the Hobos.
Keith Daniels did an extraordinary amount of gambling near the end of his life, his girlfriend testified Tuesday. And it appears the late FBI informant gambled with more than money.
A former El Rukn general and killer suspected of hatching a secret deal for early release testified Monday that "there wasn't nothing in it" for him when he helped the city of Chicago defend a lawsuit brought by a man he was once convicted beside.
When a masked gunman ambushed her family sedan in April 2013, Shanice Peatry reached around to her two startled children, pushing her 6-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter down into the back seat as bullets flew toward the car.
First-degree murder and predatory criminal sexual assault charges have been filed against a southern Illinois man accused in the death of an 8-year-old Olney girl.
Illinois authorities have arrested a man in the death of an 8-year-old Olney girl who went missing last week.
The body of a 13-year-old boy was recovered from Lake Michigan during a multiple-day search near a beach in Michigan City, Indiana.
President Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony on Wednesday for a housing affordability bill that passed Congress by wide bipartisan margins.
The camp listed its debt as exceeding $10 million.
A pedestrian was hit and killed in a crash on I-80/94 in south suburban Lansing, Illinois, on Wednesday morning.
Due to high demand, more tickets will be available for the Obama Presidential Center Museum in Chicago.
President Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony on Wednesday for a housing affordability bill that passed Congress by wide bipartisan margins.
The Senate approved a House-passed resolution aimed at reining in President Trump on Iran, marking the first time such a measure has made it through both chambers.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed in Tuesday on a proposal to create a Department of Gun Violence Prevention for the city.
Tuesday marked the first Chicago Public Schools budget hearing of the summer, as the district faces a $ $733 million shortfall.
The Supreme Court rejected a former Louisiana inmate's effort to sue state prison officials after they shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
The Chicago Department of Public Health issued a warning Tuesday about a possible measles exposure at O'Hare International Airport.
Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases, with residents living in southern Illinois at the highest risk, according to a 2025 study.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
In a full circle moment, actor Gary Cole returns to the very same local stage where he began his professional acting career.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
Large parts of western Europe were baking Wednesday as a “heat dome” brought extreme conditions that many forecasters warned could present a risk to life.
Country music star, Ketch Secour ignites fiery debate over guns in America in a new documentary called "Louder than Guns." Journalist and Executive Producer David Greene joins CBS News Chicago.
City leaders have searched for ways to address large teen gatherings, and on Wednesday, they are turning to the teens themselves.
Head to North Avenue Beach's Shore Club with Jackie Kostek.
Progressive candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept their New York City Democratic primaries Tuesday night
The body of a 13-year-old boy was recovered from Lake Michigan during a multiple-day search near a beach in Michigan City, Indiana.
City leaders have searched for ways to address large teen gatherings, and on Wednesday, they are turning to the teens themselves.
A pedestrian was hit and killed in a crash on I-80 in south suburban Lansing, Illinois, on Wednesday morning.
Due to high demand, more tickets will be available for the Obama Presidential Center Museum in Chicago.
President Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony on Wednesday for a housing affordability bill that passed Congress by wide bipartisan margins.
A rideshare driver was shot in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood on Monday night.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
Newly released cell phone video of a police shooting in south suburban Country Club Hills appears to contradict what a federal agent claims happened during an undercover gun trafficking sting operation last week.
"A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, a facility that's been at the center of a years-long CBS News Chicago investigation.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer, Dansby Swanson also went deep and drove in four and the Cubs beat the Mets 9-6 on Tuesday night.
The White Sox are 22-4 in their last 26 home games.
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram and forward Jordan Greenway are heading to the Blackhawks in a trade deal for defenseman Louis Crevier, as well as their No. 4 and second-round No. 45 overall picks.
The Chicago Bulls' 2026 NBA Draft picks Tuesday night were forwards Caleb Wilson and Dailyn Swain.
Athletic director Jamie Pollard said rising costs and financial uncertainty facing athletic departments nationwide drove the decision to add alcohol sales at Iowa State venues.
A woman was shot and wounded early Tuesday morning in Chicago's West Ridge community.
A man who was shot and killed while riding a bicycle in Grant Park in downtown Chicago last week was targeted by a shooter he'd never met, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Some people living in Chicago's Lakeview community have launched a very public push to keep two men off the street, after they have repeatedly attacked victims on the street.
Forty years ago this week, the battered body of Tony "The Ant" Spilotro — the Chicago mob's man in Las Vegas — was found buried in a shallow grave in an Indiana cornfield, along with that of his brother, Michael.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed in Tuesday on a proposal to create a Department of Gun Violence Prevention for the city.
